the last word

Category Archives: Movies

I’ve been meaning to watch this movie for years, ever since someone mentioned that there’s a Van song in it. That’s all I knew about it – there was a Van song. No one had to twist my arm to watch this one, but it’s been sitting around in my collection for awhile now. Time to dust if off and put it in. Continue reading →

Talk about a great movie weekend — a three-fer. I’ve fallen into a British theme of late – that’s what comes from getting most of my movie viewing done courtesy of Netflix, where, when you click on a movie to add it to your list, immediately a new screen wafts into view, one of those “If you liked that movie, you might like some of these…and if you click one one of those because you think you need to see that one too, then another screen wafts into view, and me, I can spend an afternoon wasted in Netflix land. So many movies, so little time. Continue reading →

I’ve seen some good movies lately, and I’ve run into a problem. I simply can’t remember them. I think it’s my brain getting smaller. Although I have another theory: My head is so full of English grammar that there’s no room for anything else – all that grammar is taking up most of my hard drive; I have no space for movies and books – they just take up too much space. So I compensate by taking notes, on the theory that if I write it down, I don’t have to remember it, freeing up space for more grammar. Continue reading →